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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Setting the digital agenda for 2018

surprising, emergent themes which participants want to share more broadly and make a real difference on: Governance

https://scvo.scot/p/22858/2017/11/29/setting-the-digital-agenda-for-2018

Brexit - regions discovering the grass isn't always greener

Local politicians protest that the government did not include the ceramics industry in its list of sectors,believes it is an attitude of wanting our cake and eating it, and this was reflected in how UK governments,A government cannot be allowed to keep going despite all the warning signs.

https://scvo.scot/p/22851/2017/11/21/brexit-regions-discovering-the-grass-isnt-always-greener

Alcohol pricing - no silver bullet

None of this is news – the NHS and Scottish Government routinely flood the media with stats and studies,To their credit, every Scottish Government has tried to do something about it.,With the government and NHS fighting the alcohol problem on so many different fronts, it makes no sense

https://scvo.scot/p/22847/2017/11/18/alcohol-pricing-no-silver-bullet

SCVO response to Budget Process Review Group's Final Report

Lucy McTernan, Deputy Chief Executive for the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), today responded to the publication of the Budget Process Review Group's Final Report: “SCVO welcomes the publication of today’s report by the Budget Review Group which – if adhered...

https://scvo.scot/p/15708/2017/06/30/scvo-response-to-budget-process-review-groups-final-report

Time to stop talking about building a fairer society, and talk about funding one

Until now the political appetite to use the Scottish Government’s tax powers could best be described,So its good to see the Scottish Government throwing that caution out the window and opening up the debate,The Scottish Government and Parliament have done much to articulate their end goal of a creating fairer

https://scvo.scot/p/21685/2017/11/09/time-to-stop-talking-about-building-a-fairer-society-and-talk-about-funding-one

Five charity trading issues you need to consider

at when a charity can and cannot trade, and the practical issues around tax, risk management and governance,establishing a trading subsidiary: CONSTITUTION - before starting any new activity you need to check your governing,GOVERNANCE - you need to think about the composition of the board for any trading subsidiary.,Its governance should be independent of the parent charity in order to prevent conflicts of interest

https://scvo.scot/p/15689/2017/06/28/five-charity-trading-issues-you-need-to-consider

The third sector must keep fighting for the rights of EU citizens

When a cross-party group of MEPs warned Home Secretary Amber Rudd that the UK Government's plans to force,transition period immediately after Brexit would be illegal, you do continue to wonder at the UK Government's,The policy positioning of UK Government departments will be translated as cold, unwelcoming and deliberately,At SCVO we strongly support the Scottish Government for relentlessly championing the rights and status,It is long overdue but it’s now time for the UK Government to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living

https://scvo.scot/p/16362/2017/10/24/the-third-sector-must-keep-fighting-for-the-rights-of-eu-citizens

Call for Scottish third sector to show value and support for EU nationals

We welcome the Scottish Government’s commitment to supporting European colleagues in the public sector,We believe it is vital that the UK Government secures agreement on the rights of EU nationals to live

https://scvo.scot/p/16366/2017/10/24/call-for-scottish-third-sector-to-show-value-and-support-for-eu-nationals

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